Tag Archives: German ancestry

New Ellis Island record for Caroline Richter

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 | Filed under Sleuthing for Stories | Leave a comment

After I posted the Massachusetts death certificate for Caroline Richter last week, my friend Barbara emailed me an extraordinarily helpful suggestion: try searching for her on ellisisland.org, the online home for Ellis Island immigration records. I was dismissive at first … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Death Certificate for Caroline Richter

Sunday, May 20, 2012 | Filed under Sleuthing for Stories | Leave a comment

Well, I’m now 3 for 3 on successfully receiving copies of early 1900s death certificates that I’ve requested, with the most recent from Massachusetts. Unfortunately, this 1929 death certificate for Caroline Richter (view/download JPG) only has one piece of new … Continue reading →

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Michigan death certificate for Anna (Wensorski) Schulz

Sunday, April 22, 2012 | Filed under My Family History Journal | 4 Comments

I received the 1937 death certificate for Anna Schulz (view/download PDF) one day after I received her husband August’s (1906). Again, another certified copy from Michigan’s vital records so that I could see and interpret every detail for myself. This … Continue reading →

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Michigan death certificate for August Schulz

Saturday, April 21, 2012 | Filed under My Family History Journal | Leave a comment

Last month I wrote about requesting death certificates for August and Anna Schulz. Michigan’s state records department found and sent them to me a lot faster than I was expecting, which was a double bonus considering that I wasn’t even … Continue reading →

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Where in the German Empire did my Richter ancestors come from?

Friday, March 23, 2012 | Filed under Sleuthing for Stories | Leave a comment

Earlier this week I mentioned requesting death certificates from Michigan’s vital records department to learn more details about my great-grandmother’s parents. I’m still waiting  for information, and probably will be for a couple more weeks. In the meantime, I decided … Continue reading →

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Requesting death certificates to help with a brick wall

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | Filed under Sleuthing for Stories | Leave a comment

Three of my four grandparents immigrated to Detroit, Michgian as teens or young adults. Dad’s ancestors are all French-Canadian and can be traced back in some cases to the 1600s fairly easily (not that I’ve very much research of my … Continue reading →

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